1、protest

抗议；提出异议；反对

Groups of women took to the streets to protest against the arrests.

成群结队的妇女上街抗议逮捕行动。

The students were protesting at overcrowding in the university hostels.

学生们在抗议大学宿舍过于拥挤。

抗议；反对

The opposition now seems too weak to stage any serious protests against the government.

反对党现在似乎势力非常弱小，无法针对政府发起真正的抗议。

The unions called a two-hour strike in protest at the railway authority's announcement.

各工会号召罢工两小时，以对铁路当局所发通告表示抗议。

申辩；申明

When we tried to protest that Mo was beaten up they didn't believe us.

我们试图申明莫遭到了毒打，他们却不相信我们。

'I never said any of that to her,' he protested.

“我从来没有对她那么说过，”他申辩道。

2、complain

抱怨;发牢骚

Miners have complained bitterly that the government did not fulfill their promises.

矿工们愤愤不平地抱怨说政府没有履行诺言。

The American couple complained about the high cost of visiting Europe.

这对美国夫妇抱怨到欧洲旅行的花销太高。

诉说有…病痛;主诉

He complained of a headache.

他说头痛。